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Zibanejad will attend the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

Impact

Zibanejad -- who will be making his first appearance at the World Championships -- set a career high with 27 goals in 72 outings this season. It was the third 45-plus point campaign for the 24-year-old. The center also logged more ice time (17:58 per game) than at any other point in his career. While the Rangers may be in a rebuild (or at least a retooling) heading into 2018-19, the Swede will no doubt factor into the club's long-term plans -- especially considering he is signed for $5.35 million a year through 2021-22.

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Zibanejad scored a power-play goal and an even-strength assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact

He also added four shots, two PIM, one blocked shot and a plus-1 rating. Zibanejad has now hit the scoresheet in seven straight games, racking up eight goals and 12 points during that stretch, and his 27 goals, 14 power-play goals and 21 power-play points on the season are all by far career highs.

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Zibanejad scored his 25th goal of the season on the power play in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jackets.

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He also chipped in three shots and a hit but was saddled with a minus-2 rating. Zibanejad's 13 goals and 20 points with the man advantage this season are both career highs, as is his overall goal total, but with only 43 points in 63 games he'll need a big finish to record his second career 50-point campaign.

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Zibanejad scored twice -- including once on the power play -- in Saturday's overtime loss to the Blues.

Impact

Zibanejad has put up two straight multi-goal games and is up to 24 goals in 62 games on the season. The Swedish sniper has scored 12 of his goals with the man advantage and continues to fire plenty of pucks on net. Zibanejad has recorded five goals and eight points during a five-game point streak and should be owned in all formats.

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Zibanejad scored two goals, including the overtime winner, in Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the Penguins.

Impact

His first goal of the night, a power-play tally late in the third period, was the one that sent the game into extra time, and Zibanejad also chipped in nine shots, two PIM, one blocked shot and a plus-2 rating. The 24-year-old now has a career-high 22 goals on the season and an even 100 in the NHL, and he should continue seeing big minutes as the Rangers close out a disappointing campaign.

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Zibanejad registered three assists during Monday's 6-3 win over Carolina.

Impact

Injuries and inconsistent scoring have been the main concerns with Zibanejad since he joined New York last season. He's posting respectable scoring numbers with 20 goals and 18 assists through 60 games this year, but there's definitely potential for more. Additionally, unless he can suit up for close to 82 games again, it'll be difficult for Zibanejad to be anything more than a secondary fantasy contributor in most settings.

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Zibanejad (illness) is on the ice for morning skate Thursday, suggesting he will be good to go for the evening's contest against the Lightning, Brett Cyrgalis of the New York Post reports.

Impact

Zibanejad missed Tuesday's game against the Jets because of the flu, so it's unlikely he would be on the ice for practice if he wasn't over the bug and ready to go. He centered Chris Kreider and Pavel Buchnevich during Thursday's morning skate and will likely slot in there for the evening's contest against the Lightning.

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Zibanejad (illness) won't play against the Jets on Tuesday.

Impact

Zibanejad is under the weather per Dan Rosen of NHL.com, so fantasy owners can breathe easy that its not a long-term injury. In the center's absence, David Desharnais will join the Rangers' first line with Peter Holland coming down from the press box to rejoin the lineup.

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Zibanejad dialed in a power-play goal and a 5-on-5 assist Saturday, helping the Rangers to a 3-2 road win over the Oilers.

Impact

Make that 10 man-advantage tallies for Zibanejad this season, as he's reached double-digits in that important fantasy category for the first time in his career. The Rangers are well out of playoff contention, but there's really no reason to expect the pivot to regress by season's end. We imagine he's being held to an extremely high standard after commanding a five-year, $26.75 million deal with the club last summer.

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Zibanejad found the twine during a 7-4 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday.

Impact

Zibanejad has been skating on both the top line and power-play unit lately, and although he's scored four goals in his last 10 games, he hasn't recorded any assists to complement his scoring touch. That could be due to his shoot-first mentality as he's launched 32 shots on goal during that span, and his 143 on the season is second on the Rangers, only trailing Rick Nash. The Swede should continue to find himself in advantageous offensive situations, and is just five goals away from setting a new career high in the category.